epoTechnical information about ISO 639 language code epo
The table below provides technical details for the Esperanto language, designated by the epo code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Esperanto Native Esperanto |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | IdoNovialInterlinguaOccidental |
| Key facts | Created in 1887 by Ludwik Lejzer ZamenhofGrammar summarized in 16 fundamental rulesOrthography is fully phonemic, with one letter per soundAgglutinative word-building lets speakers derive many meanings from few rootsHolds the largest corpus of original literature among constructed languages |
| Sample phrase | Saluton, kiel vi fartas? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Esperanto language, identified by the code epo, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Constructed' by its type.
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